Julian & Brandon, do your remember their story? I met them last year at Santa Monica Beach, for the engagement session!
To meet at a coffee shop. How 2010, right? That is how the love story Julian and Brandon began. Back on a gloomy Thursday in October 2016, around 3:45 in the afternoon these two human beings met for the first time to share some hot chocolate and a three hour long conversation about life. After that they went on three consecutive dates the following days, and have been inseparable ever since.
A textbook definition of the rule “opposites attract”, they support each other, growing together and learning from one another every day as they get ready to take the next step in their lives: moving in together.
This time they got married!!! YAY!!! This is now my favorite elopement! I’m totally in love with this amazing wedding. We all cried during the ceremony!
Their romantic vows:
“Brandon, mi vida, the first time I looked you in the eyes, those blue eyes, oh how I liked them –because I’ve always had a thing for bright eyes–, I knew who you were. I knew immediately that you were transparent and pure and that there was nothing I could not see or feel when looking at you. That’s not an easy find. Then you took me on a walk, and our feet touched the ground as if they were in sync. I knew it would be hard for us to trip, but if we did, you’d had the strength needed to catch my humanity in your arms. After that, your perfect smile caught my eye. The smile that may be awkward in photographs, but that warms my heart and all my being when it happens naturally. From the first moment, without knowing who I was, you took care of me, cuddled me and protected me so much that it seemed too perfect.One day I called you “Mi Cielo”, like the skies and the heavens, maybe because that’s what you turned into: what I see everyday, what covers me, the one thing that is always there. What I see before I fall asleep, and the first thing I see when I wake up. I admire you. In you I find my home, my peace, my tranquillity and my being. In you I find myself, and I promise to always be there for you when you need help reaching higher, when you need an extra step to stand on or a tighter hug to keep you from shadows. I love you, I understand you, and I will be there for you… always and in all ways. “
“Julito, life is full of uncertainties. Nothing really ever works out the way you think it will, but there is a beauty in that. These unknowns are what make life exciting and worth living. No matter where life takes us, I am elated to know that we will face it together. I am stronger when I hold your hand. I am braver when you are by my side. I am wiser when I listen to you. I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives growing together. I will always be there for you. Always and in All Ways. “
photography: Serena Genovese photography
florist: Sacred Romance floral
makeup & hair: Glamuraii
robes: Rare af Couture
groom’s attire – Zara
stationery: – Inkdrops and Roses
rings: My golden age lab
venue: The hi desert
accessories: The grooms day
video: Alessandro Bordoni films